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Thursday, May 31, 2012

I love this photo! It was taken when the families who lived in my Mum's road all got together to celebrate the Queen's Coronation. The Grand Union Canal flowed along the bottom of the gardens, which made it the perfect place for a picnic. My lovely Nan is the first lady on the left of the row of Mums standing at the back. Thankfully her back is slightly turned, as that is my Uncle (her son) just in front of her, making the rude hand gesture!! There's one in every family you know! ;-)) My Mum knew how to behave herself however - She's on the left table, second row, second one in, looking straight at the camera. It was my Mum who sent me this photo for my blog... Thanks Mum! x

And here's me and my family celebrating the Queen's Silver Jubilee. (1977) We went camping for the weekend with our cousins and that's my Uncle again, in the cowboy hat! (- with his hands nicely folded out of harms way!)

This weekend will be the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. I shall be at my shop on Saturday, when there will be a celebration on Shepton Mallet's Market Place, including a fancy dress parade for the children. We've been asked to decorate our shops to enhance the atmosphere...

...So today I've been making a few decorations. I stuck some old paper scraps of the royal family onto ribbon...

I've put these along the edge of one of the shelves.

I've also been making short lengths of bunting, using vintage fabrics and salvaged pieces of hand crochet lace.

These I've strung up in each of my shop's windows. I've gone to town with the red, white and blue theme, and displayed lots of vintage and handmade treasures in them too.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Yesterday I was out with my good friend Debbie - For those who visit the Vintage Bazaar, you cannot failed to have noticed her beautiful gardenalia stall. After getting back from our day out, I asked Deb if I could take some photographs in her gorgeous cottage garden. So here we go...

You may remember back in February, I bought a lovely hand painted sign for Debbie's Birthday. This is the spot she has found for it...I think it looks perfect here in her little seating area.

Most of her plot is, typically for an old cottage, to the front of the property. It always makes me smile as you walk down her lane past similar cottages in the row. Several have tarmac or concrete slabs to the front, with not a single green specimen to brighten the space...But not Debbie...You know instantly when you've arrived at her home!